good burger

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound ground beef chuck
• 1/2 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons steak sauce
• 1/4 cup italian seasoned bread crumbs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil grate.
• in a medium bowl, mix ground chuck, onion, brown sugar, seasoning, garlic powder, steak sauce, and italian seasoned bread crumbs. form the mixture into four burger patties.
• on the prepared grill, cook the burgers 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or to desired doneness.

Potato Klubb (norwegian Potato Dumplings)

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups potatoes, peeled and grated
• 2 tablespoons grated onion
• 8 ounces cooked ham, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup melted butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• mix the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, and pepper together in a bowl. place the potatoes and onion in a large bowl, and stir in the flour mixture until thoroughly blended. use floured hands to knead the potato mixture in the bowl until it takes on the quality of stiff bread dough. add additional flour if the dough is too sticky.
• pinch off a tennis ball-sized piece of dough and shape it around a cube of ham, completely covering the ham, to form a ball. repeat with remaining dough and ham cubes. set aside any extra ham.
• fill a large pot with water, add 2 teaspoons salt and any extra ham, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. carefully slide the balls into the boiling water, a few at a time. loosen any sticking to the bottom of the pot. simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on a plate. serve hot with melted butter.

Spicy Pimento Cheese Sandwiches With Avocado And Bacon

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons pimentos, chopped
• 1 teaspoon grated onion
• jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 slices bread (your choice)
• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted and sliced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• place bacon into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until crisp. remove, and drain on paper towels.
• place the cream cheese in a bowl, and beat until light and fluffy. stir in the cheddar cheese, monterey jack cheese, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, garlic powder, pimentos, onion, jalapeno, and cayenne pepper until well blended.
• spread two bread slices with the cream cheese mixture. top each slice with avocado and bacon, divided evenly. top with two remaining bread slices to make a sandwich. cut each sandwich in half to serve.

toasted caprese sandwich

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 head garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (1 pound) loaf ciabatta bread, split in half horizontally
• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
• 10 leaves fresh basil leaves, chopped
• 3 tomatoes, sliced
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar (optional)
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat an oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• cut off the top of the head of garlic to expose the cloves, trimming about 1/4 inch off of the top of each clove. drizzle the cut cloves with olive oil, then nestle the head into a piece of aluminum foil. place in preheated oven and bake until the cloves are tender, about 35 minutes. remove garlic from oven; do not turn oven off. squeeze garlic from cloves into a small dish; mash into a paste.
• spread the butter on the cut sides of the bread, sprinkle with rosemary, and place on a baking sheet. toast bread in preheated oven for 5 minutes. remove from oven and spread with garlic paste. top one half of loaf with basil and tomatoes. drizzle tomato slices with balsamic vinegar. top remaining half of loaf with sliced mozzarella. return sandwich halves to baking sheet.
• place in hot oven and cook until the cheese has melted, about 10 minutes. allow sandwich to cool slightly before assembling. cut into 4 pieces to serve.

Reuben Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups water
• 4 cubes beef bouillon
• 8 ounces shredded corned beef
• 1 cup sauerkraut, drained
• 3 cups half-and-half cream
• 3 cups shredded swiss cheese
• 8 slices rye bread, toasted and cut into triangles

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• in a large saucepan, cook onion and celery in butter until tender; stir in flour until smooth. gradually stir in water and bouillon, and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• stir in corned beef, sauerkraut, cream, and 1 cup of the cheese. cook and stir for 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• preheat broiler.
• ladle soup into 8 ovenproof bowls. top each serving with a slice of bread and sprinkle 1/4 cup of the cheese on top of each slice of bread. place in oven under broiler until the cheese melts and lightly browns.

monterey ranch chicken bake

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
• 1/2 cup milk
• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• combine the bread crumbs, monterey jack cheese, and ranch dressing mix in a large bowl; set aside. pour the milk into another bowl, then dip the chicken breasts into the milk. gently press the chicken into the bread crumb mixture. arrange the chicken in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• bake the chicken breasts in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 40 to 45 minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).

Banana Walnut Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons argo® baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup mazola® corn oil
• 1/2 teaspoon spice islands® pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• as needed mazola(r) pure no-stick canola or butter flavored cooking spray (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f. combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. whisk together egg, bananas, oil and vanilla. add to flour mixture and stir until flour is moistened. fold in walnuts. spray 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 loaf pan with cooking spray. pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. a wooden pick inserted in the center should come out clean. transfer loaf pan to a rack to cool for 10 minutes before turning out of pan. serve warm or store in an air-tight container.